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Liberty Men Defeat Bucknell, Win Fourth Straight

The Liberty men's tennis team won five of six singles contests to push its win streak to four matches, Tuesday morning, defeating Bucknell, 6-1, in Orlando, Fla.

The win increases the Flames' record to 6-6, while the Bison's defeat snapped their own four-match win streak, dropping their record to 4-5.

The Flames started off with a sweep of the doubles matches, grabbing the first point on the afternoon. Siim Tuus and Bejnamin Wirth defeated Anton Kovic and Evan Zimmer, 8-5 in the No. 1 matchup, while Giancarlo Lemmi and Shea Thomas won by the same margin at No. 2, taking down Gregg Cohenca and Mark Malloy.

Tristan Stayt and Mandeep Yadev cleaned up in the final doubles match, defeating Josh Katten and Kelly Morque, 8-4.

In singles, the Flames continued their strong play, taking five of the six contested matchups.